Blos, Joan W.
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Blos, Joan W. 1928-
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Blos, Joan W. (Joan Winsor), 1928-
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Author of children's books, best known for her novel "A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32," which won the 1980 American Library Association's Newbery Medal; and several other works of historical fiction as well as picture books for younger readers.
American author of children's and young adult books.
American author of children's and young adult books; Newbery Award winner in 1980.
Joan Winsor Blos was born December 9, 1928 in New York City. She earned a B.A. from Vassar College (1949) and her M.A. from City College, New York (1956). Blos began writing children's book in the early 1960s. A trip to New Hampshire led to an interest in the early history of the state and New England region and would lead to the writing of A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32 which won the 1980 Newbery Award and the American Book Award for Children's fiction.
Blos has continued to write both young adult fiction and picture books. Primarily known for her historical fiction, Blos is highly regarded in the genre for her accuracy, period detail, realism and for bringing to life for young readers an often overlooked period in American history.
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Bedtime
Cats
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Children's literature, American
Children's poetry, American
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New Hampshire
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